Funded Scholars Eligibility

The LCU Fund for Women’s Education awards funds to selected institutions which in turn disburse funds per the foundation’s scholar eligibility criteria. Grantee institutions must disburse funds regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, immigration status, gender assignment at birth, age or disability.

Research shows that low to middle income undergraduate scholars are most likely to drop out of school in their final two years of school. As such, LCU Scholars are undergraduates in their Junior and Senior level or are enrolled in select professional or graduate programs.

To be eligible, one must:

• Be enrolled in either a graduate or undergraduate (Junior or Senior level) program in the arts, education, social work, public administration, religious leadership, criminal justice or health care at a grantee institution at the time of application for an award;
• Earn less than $30,000 a year and have no, or very limited, assistance from family or other outside sources;
• Possess a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or provide a portfolio or other evidence of academic or programmatic success.